Systemic sarcoidosis presenting with multiple tattoo granulomas and an extra‐tattoo cutaneous granuloma

Papageorgiou, P.; Hongcharu, Wichai; Chu, Andrew Chi-Yuen

doi:10.1111/j.1468-3083.1999.tb00809.x

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“…20 Ten cases documented the appearance of tattoo granulomas between 9 and 15 years after tattoo application. [6][7][8]10,[12][13][14][15][16]18 Five cases occurred after 20 years. 5,9,17,19,21 A tabulation of reported cases of systemic sarcoidosis appearing in tattoos is presented in Table 1.…”

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Sarcoidosis Appearing in a Tattoo

2008

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Background: Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease that may present as tattoo granulomas.Objective: A patient with systemic sarcoidosis who developed a granulomatous reaction within a tattoo is presented to stimulate interest in this unusual phenomenon.Methods and Results: A patient with a 6-year history of pulmonary sarcoidosis developed sarcoidal granulomas restricted to one pigment of a tattoo. Previous reports of sarcoidal granulomas within tattoos are reviewed, and information about the pathogenesis of this process is explored.Conclusion: Sarcoid granulomas may develop in tattoos as an isolated local reaction or as the presenting sign of systemic sarcoidosis. The reaction itself may provide insight into further understanding the pathogenesis of sarcoidosis.Anté cé dents: La sarcoïdose est une maladie systé mique qui peut se pré senter sous forme de granulomes sur un tatouage.Objectif: Stimuler l'inté rê t pour ce phé nomè ne inhabituel en pré sentant le cas d'un patient souffrant d'une sarcoïdose systé mique qui a dé veloppé une ré action granulomateuse au niveau d'un tatouage.Mé thodes et ré sultats: Un patient souffrant depuis 6 ans de sarcoïdose pulmonaire a dé veloppé un granulome sarcoïdosique au niveau d'un seul pigment du tatouage. Un survol des cas rapporté s de granulome sarcoïdosique au niveau d'un tatouage et une exploration de la pathogenè se de ce processus sont effectué s.Conclusion: Le granulome sarcoïdosique peut se dé velopper dans un tatouage comme ré action locale isolé e ou comme signe d'une sarcoïdose systé mique. La ré action peut entraîner une meilleure compré hension de la pathogenè se des sarcoïdoses.

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Sarcoidosis Appearing in a Tattoo

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“…In some cases of sarcoidal granuloma, which appeared in multicolored tattoos, the skin reaction was confined to a single tattoo pigment i.e. red, black or blue [27,29,30,31,32,33,34]. …”

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Adverse Reactions after Tattooing: Review of the Literature and Comparison to Results of a Survey

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The number of tattooed people has substantially increased in the past years. Surveys in different countries reveal this to be up to 24% of the population. The number of reported adverse reactions after tattooing has also increased including infections, granulomatous and allergic reactions and tumors. However, the case reports do not reflect the frequency of adverse reactions. This review compares the medically documented adverse reactions published in 1991-2011 with the findings of a nation-wide survey that recently revealed the features and health problems associated with tattoos. To compare the data with the survey, the sex of patients was reported and the location and color of tattoos were evaluated. The results show clearly that colored tattoo inks are mainly responsible for adverse skin reactions and that tattoos on the extremities are involved most.

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“…This finding may be a specific cutaneous manifestation of sarcoidosis in which the pigment in tattoos acts as a nidus for granuloma formation; such reactions may be the only manifestation of cutaneous sarcoidosis. 3 Alternatively, the systemic spread of the tattoo pigment could cause a reaction in other sites, simulating systemic sarcoidosis. 4 However, if other clinical features are present such as uveitis or pulmonary involvement, the possibility of systemic sarcoidosis should be considered.…”

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